Slow Loop

Slow Loop (スローループ) is a Japanese recreational fishing manga series by Maiko Uchino, serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward since September 2018. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Connect aired from January to March 2022.

Characters

 * Hiyori Minagi (海凪 ひより)/Hiyori Yamakawa (山川 ひより)
 * The series' protagonist. Her father died three years prior to the events of the series. After her mother remarries she starts living with Koharu. She developed an interest in fishing.
 * The series' protagonist. Her father died three years prior to the events of the series. After her mother remarries she starts living with Koharu. She developed an interest in fishing.


 * Koharu Minagi (海凪 小春)
 * Hiyori's stepsister. Her biological mother and brother died in an accident when she was young. Because she lived far from the ocean, she developed a fascination for the sea.
 * Hiyori's stepsister. Her biological mother and brother died in an accident when she was young. Because she lived far from the ocean, she developed a fascination for the sea.


 * Koi Yoshinaga (吉永 恋)
 * Hiyori's childhood friend, whose father runs a fishing supplies store.
 * Hiyori's childhood friend, whose father runs a fishing supplies store.


 * Ichika Fukumoto (福元 一花)


 * Futaba Fukumoto (福元 二葉)


 * Aiko Ninomiya (二宮 藍子)


 * Kaede Miyano (宮野 楓)


 * Niji Yoshinaga (吉永 虹)


 * Tora Yoshinaga (吉永 虎)

Manga
Slow Loop is written and illustrated by Maiko Uchino. The series began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine on September 22, 2018.

Anime
On December 24, 2020, an anime television series adaptation was announced. The series was animated by Connect, and directed by Noriaki Akitaya, with scripts by Yuka Yamada, characters designed by Shoko Takimoto, who also served as chief animation director, and music composed by Takurō Iga. The series aired from January 7 to March 25, 2022, on AT-X and other networks. Pokapoka Ion, composed of Nao Tōyama and Kiyono Yasuno, performed the opening theme song "Yajirushi." Three ∞ Loop, composed of Rin Kusumi, Natsumi Hioka, and Tomomi Mineuchi, performed the ending theme song "Shuwa Shuwa." Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.

Reception
In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the print category.